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Dutse’s fuel scarcity worsens as the price of a litre rises to N340
In Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State, the cost of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) has increased to N340 per litre....
Over 100 Shops Under Construction Pulled Down in Anambra Market For Blocking Access Road
Anambra state government has demolished over a hundred shops under construction sitting on 997,406 square meters at Electrical International Market,...
Lawyers petition Buhari over Commander of Navy Special Forces in Kogi State
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Sunday asked to sack the Chief of Naval Staff. ‘’We wish to state that the...
Utilize PVC Collection Date Extension To Get Your PVCs, Federal Lawmaker Urges Anambra Electorate
As the February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections approaches and the February 5, 2023 deadline for the collection...
Elections Security: Police Train EOD Personnel, Deploy Anti Bomb Equipment
The Nigeria Police Force on Sunday said it has effectively concluded the training of its officers attached to the Explosive...
Buhari Prays For Soyode
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, congratulated Chief Olutayo Soyode on his 80th birthday.. A statement by Femi Adesina said "In particular,...
NDLEA busts trans-border cartel, arrests 5 kingpins, seizes skunk, meth in compressors
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have successfully dismantled a trans-border drug cartel and arrested five leaders...
SS2 Student Chizzy Balogun donates parcel to Obi’s Presidential campaign.
A senior secondary student, Chizzy Ebube, has donated a parcel with cash to Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi...
Ekwunife, PDP can’t challenge my nomination in LP – Umeh
The Labour Party (LP) standard-bearer for the Anambra Central Senatorial race, Distinguished Senator Victor Umeh, has said that the Peoples...
Sports
Kwara United and Wikki Tourist technical crew have been slammed with two games sanction
Kwara United and Wikki Tourist technical crew have been slammed with two games sanction The Football governing unit of both...
Osimhen on target in Napoli’s win over Roma
Victor Osimhen was on target in Napoli's win against Roma last night, a resplendent performance that has made him continue...
Struggling Liverpool dumped out of the FA cup by Brighton
Liverpool's struggle seems to have no end in sight soon as they suffered yet another defeat in their F.A. encounter...
Ademola Lookman scores against Sampdoria to go one goal behind Victor Osimhen
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman's winning goal for Atlanta last night against Sampdoria fired Atlanta to fourth place and helped...
Kanu Nwankwo – Stop spreading false news, I didn’t endorse any candidate
Former Super Eagles and Arsenal legend Kanu Nwankwo has rebuffed news making rounds that he endorse a particular political party....
Moises Caicedo tells Brighton to let him leave amidst interest from Chelsea and Arsenal
Brighton and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo has asked his club to let him leave amidst interest from Arsenal and Chelsea....
Politics
Utilize PVC Collection Date Extension To Get Your PVCs, Federal Lawmaker Urges Anambra Electorate
As the February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections approaches and the February 5, 2023 deadline for the collection...
Russia and South Africa: Emerging Challenges and the Way Forward
The Valdai Discussion Club has held brain-storming session on the topic “Russia and South Africa: Is Africa closer than it...
PDP Denies Suspending Governorship Candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party has denied the report circulating in the media that it has suspended its Governorship candidate in...
Ekwunife, PDP can’t challenge my nomination in LP – Umeh
The Labour Party (LP) standard-bearer for the Anambra Central Senatorial race, Distinguished Senator Victor Umeh, has said that the Peoples...
Obi no more on INEC ballot?
Nigeria is becoming a country where nothing shocks people. A place where the adaptive instinct of people is so strong...
Tinubu and Blueprint for the North
Outspoken northern politician and a former Presidential Campaign Council Director for the Civil Society Organization of the All Progressives Congress...
Tinubu: Why Abeokuta again?
In times past, Nigerian leaders were fond of snubbing the local media and travelling abroad to break very important news...
Why We Lifted Suspension of Funso Ayeni, Ajayi Babatunde – PDP
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lifted the suspension of two members of the...
Post-2023 Policy Advisories: Youth Unemployment and Job Creation
In this piece, the focus of my policy advisory will be on the critical connection between education, unemployment and job...
Opinions
A downpour of death
Where should people start from in Nigeria? From where exactly are people expected to pick up the pieces when entirely...
But We Warned Tinubu About Buhari
There must be something about Abeokuta that makes the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed...
The Oppression, Kidnapping, And Killing Of The Defenseless Tyre Nichols
Black America Cries About Police Brutality Is Not Just About Race But About Justice Blacks in America have been the...
The Peter Obi Factor and the 2023 General Elections
The Peter Obi factor is an emerging phenomenon which cannot be wished away as we count down to the 2023...
Ajaokuta Steel And Buhari’s Renewed Pledge
Like his predecessors in office, the resuscitation of the recklessly abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCO), the largest integrated steel complex...
February Elections: Nigerians just dey play…
(‘A person is dead, but their spirit lives; if you poke the iris of their eye, they still come alive’)...
Business
Poor incentives and a liquidity restriction prevent the launch of market-making – NGX
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has identified lack of liquidity and the inability to raise the required capital as the...
Bargain shopping in GEREGU lifts the index by 0.1% as turnover reaches N13.6 billion
The All-share index and market capitalization increased by 0.1% to conclude the week at 52,657.88 points and N28.681 trillion, respectively,...
Gains in companies like Geregu Power and TotalEnergies increase indexes by N83 billion
On the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGXequity )'s market yesterday, the bulls outperformed the bears thanks to gains in Geregu Power,...
CBN To Penalize Banks That Reject Outdated Naira Notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that any commercial bank that refuses to accept old naira notes before...
Lack of a market could put Africa’s 125 billion barrels of oil reserves on hold
Stakeholders warned yesterday in Abuja that unless the continent develops a local market for its hydrocarbon resources, its 125 billion...
Stockbrokers want government to address fundamental problems preventing growth
The need for the new administration to address structural problems limiting the country's economic growth has been emphasized by stockbrokers....
Gist/Lifestyle
Dutse’s fuel scarcity worsens as the price of a litre rises to N340
In Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State, the cost of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) has increased to N340 per litre....
NDLEA busts trans-border cartel, arrests 5 kingpins, seizes skunk, meth in compressors
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have successfully dismantled a trans-border drug cartel and arrested five leaders...
SS2 Student Chizzy Balogun donates parcel to Obi’s Presidential campaign.
A senior secondary student, Chizzy Ebube, has donated a parcel with cash to Labour Party Presidential candidate Peter Obi...
Kanu Nwankwo – Stop spreading false news, I didn’t endorse any candidate
Former Super Eagles and Arsenal legend Kanu Nwankwo has rebuffed news making rounds that he endorse a particular political party....
The Lude Banishment: How Unchristian?
Few days ago, like wild harmmatan fire the video clip of the banishment of two siblings from Lude in Ahiazu...
Kuku Do Ritual By Portable Is Evil, Ban It – MURIC Tells NBC, Others
A pop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as ‘Portable’ has released an album titled ‘Kuku Do Ritual’. Meanwhile an Islamic...